South Dakota Receives $7.8 Million To Tackle Opioid Crisis
South Dakota is awarding a significant amount of money to help battle opioid abuse in the Mount Rushmore State.
Thursday (April 2), Governor Larry Rhoden announced that the state is awarding more than $7.8 million in opioid settlement transformative grants to support identified gaps in community resources.
That money comes from legal settlements with pharmaceutical companies that played a role in the opioid crisis.
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More than $10 million in opioid settlement funding has been awarded in South Dakota so far this year. The 10 projects being funded this cycle include enhanced statewide curriculum, building projects, additional personnel, peer and provider support resources, and treatment options.
Recommendations for strategic uses of the settlement funds are made by the Opioid Advisory Committee to the Department of Social Services (DSS) and the Department of Health.
The projected state share of the settlement fund through 2038 is approximately $70 million. The state has received about $23 million of the settlement funds so far and has now allocated over $20 million statewide. For more information, see the opioid settlement dashboard at dss.sd.gov.
